Container



P. ZALKIND,

Aug. 30, 1938.

CONTAINER Original Filed Sept. 3, 1932 n I d Fig: 5

Fig-2 ATTORNEY.

Patented Aug. 30, 1938 Philip Zalkind, New York, N. Y. f

Application October 10, 1933, Serial No. 692,937, which `in turn is a division of application Serial No. 631,682, September 3, 1932.

February 1, 1936, Serial No.

this application 61,857

8 Claims.

My invention in this application which is a division of application Serial No. 692,937 filed Oct. 10, 1933 which application is a division of application Serial No. 631,682, led Sept. 3, 1932, relates to containers and casings therefor and more specifically relates to drawers adapted to be pushed into and pulled from a casing made of suitable sheet material.

In4 general my invention embodies a container and casing combination made of sheet material such as cardboard or paper box board, corrugated board, fiber board, and/or any other-material adaptable or adapted to be stamped and bent upon creased, scored, or otherwise formed on predetermined lines for the purposes hereinafter described after the same has been suitably cut, creased, stamped or blanked out in outline form.

Drawers of the type described above, must be sufcientl'y rugged to withstand the strains to which they are subjected in being pushed into and pulled from a casing to justify their construction from sheet material of the type described above, they must be of low cost and be adapted for shipment in a collapsed state.

Accordingly, objects of my invention are: to provide means'for making inexpensive and yet rugged containers of sheet material; to make novel containers adapted for shipment in a knock-down condition and arranged to be simply and easily assembled and erected by the user; and to make containers which in knock-down condition or collapsed condition lie substantially at, so as to occupy a minimum space for shipping and storage.

In order to readily push and pull adrawer into and from a casing, it must obviously be provided with a handle. I have discovered a special mounting of the handle which not only insures a secure support therefor, but also does not interfere with the packing of the collapsed containers for shipment.

Accordingly, then, further objects of my invention are to provide novel handle constructions for collapsible containers which do not interfere with the collapsing of the containers into a substantially flat unit; to provide a handle formed by a tab extending from the container; to provide aA handle mounted in a novel depression formedrin the front wall; to provide a handle mounted on a side wall extension and accessible through a perforation in the front wall.

In pushing and pulling the drawer from its N casing, itis subjected to shearing strains along the vertical edges of the front wall.v I have discovered that by transferring these strains to the Divided and side walls, they can be distributed overa larger area and are therefore less likely to be destructive of the container. l

Accordingly, still further objects of my invenn tion are to provide, a container having a novel bracket extending from the end wall to the side walls for securing them to each other; side walls secured to end walls by novel lugs and slot formation.

` There are other objects of my invention which together with the foregoing will appear in the detailed description of the drawingwhich is to follow in which:

Figure 1 shows a blank or development made from a sheet of material adapted to be formed or folded into a container or file drawer having tongues formed with re-entrant angles and secured to the side walls in combination with other re-y entrant angles formed in side Walls with apexes adapted to cooperate with the corresponding apexes on the re-entrant angles of the tongues and the manner in which a handle may be mounted on an extension so that when the blank. is folded the handle will be positioned to project through a perforation formed in the iront wall.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary view in perspective l looking toward the inside of the front end of a drawer made from the blank shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary view in perspective looking toward the inside of the rear end of a drawer made from the blank shown in Figure 1.

Referring now to the drawing described above,

and particularly to Figure 1 thereof, wherein I 'illustrate a blank from which a container of the 4 class described may be constructed from a single sheet of suitable material.

The material may be cut and creased to form" bottom I, a front wall 2, and rear wall 3 by creases 4, 5, 6, andl 1. The sides of the drawer are adapted to be formed of three layers of material, one of which being the front and rear tongues 8 and 9 and the other two layers being formed by side walls I0 and side wall extensions Il, lying at either side of creases I2. The side wall extensions I I are the same width as the side walls. In other words, when the` side wall extensions I I are folded into the drawer, as shown in Figures 2 and 3, they will extend to the bottom thereof. It will be understood that when the blank is folded to form the drawer and the tongues 8 and 9 are bent nor# mal to the front and rear walls, respectively, that the end I3 of th'tongue 8 and the end Il of the tongue 9 -wil1 come almost together near the` and is adapted to carry a handle I1 secured thereto. The length of the piece I5, and position of the handle thereon are proportioned to permit the handle when the container is folded, to extend through a perforation in the front wall 2. At one end of the other side wall extension Il is a tab I9 adapted to cooperate with the end of piece l when the drawer is folded, as shown in Figure 2, and the handle I'I is positioned in the opening I8. Ears are formed on the ends of the side wall extensions I I remote from the pieces I5 and I9 and are adapted to lt in perforations 2I formed in the rear wall 3, when the extensions II are folded into position as shown in Figure 3. Ears 3| are formed on the tongues 8 and 9 respectively, and are adapted to iit into perforations 22 formed in the creases I2 to securely hold the tongues and front and rear walls in position.

From the blank just described, it will be seen that an apex 23 of a reentrant angle formed between the walls I0 and wall extensions II is adapted to cooperate with an apex 24 of a reentrant angle formed in tongue 8 when the blank is folded to form the container. It will be understood that by constructing a drawer as `just described', I am able to make the same serviceably rugged and at the same time use lighter material than would otherwise be possible, because the kcooperation between the re-entrant angles 23 and 24 in combination with the means for securing the tongues and side walls together adapt the front wall of the drawer to withstand comparatively severe push and pull strains. It will be understood that the end of the blank from which the rear of the drawer is formed may be similarly constructed as shown in Figure 1.

To facilitate the assembly of the container, I provide a score 25 across the side wall extensions II to permit said extensions to flex and pass the portion 26 of the wing or tongue 8. At the other end of the blank it will be seen that the cut-out portions 26I are made of a shape which will permit the side wall extension to be folded into a box over the tongues 9 without interfering with portions 21 which, as has been described above, are connected to the reary wall 3 and.

tongues or wings 9.

From the above description it will be seen that a drawer like that shown in Figures 2 and 3, made from a blank shown in Figure 1, comprises a front wall 2 adapted to bev subjected to transverse,

strains in being pushed into and out of a suitable container and that said wall is supported by and secured to side walls I0 of the drawer by tongues 8 adapted to be suitably fastened to the side walls to transmit said strains to the side walls in the form of tensile strains when the drawer is pulled open; and compression strains when said drawer is pushed closed.

I have described my invention by reference to a particular application which.- I have shown merely as means of illustration. However. it will be understood by those skilled in the art that it tension from said side wall arranged to lie in face to face relation with said front'wall; and a handle mounted on said extension in cooperating relation with said perforation whereby said handle is accessible from the outside of said container through said perforation.

2. In a collapsible container adapted to be pushed into and pulled from a c asing; a front wall; side walls; means for securing said front and side walls to each other; a perforation in said front wall; and a tab extending from said side wall to said perforation, said tab carrying a handle mounted thereon in cooperating relation with said perforation to be accessible from the outside of said container.

3. In a drawer, an end wall; av side wall; a tongue extension from said end wall; a.` slot formed in said side wall and a tab formed in said tongue and adapted to be received in said slot for securing said end wall to said side Wall; a perforation in said end wall; an extension on said side wall arranged to lie in face to face relation with said end wall; and a handle mounted on said extension in cooperating relation with said perforation, whereby said handle is accessible from the outside of said container through said perforation.

4. In a drawer, an end wall; a side wall; a side wall extension of substantially the same width as the side wall and scored along the line of connection to said side wall to permit said extension to be turned into face to face contact with said side wall; a tongue extending from said end wall; a tab on said tongue and a slit formed in the line connecting said side wall and side wall extension for receiving said tab to secure said end wall to said side wall; a perforation in said end wall; a tab on said side wall extension; a handle mounted on said tab in cooperating relationship to said perforation.

5. In a drawer, an end wall; a side wall; a side wall extension of substantially the same width as the side wall and scored along the line of connection to said side wall to permit said extension to be turned into face to face contact with said side wall: a tongue extending from said fend wall; a tab on said tongue and a slit formed `extension to permit saidl handle extension to flex and pass said tongue extension.

6. In a drawer, end wa1ls;'.a side wall; .a side wall extension of substantially the same width as the side wall and scored along the line of connection to said side wall to permit said extension to be turned into face to face contact with said side wall; a tongue extending from said end walls; a tab on said tongue and a slit formed in the line connecting' said side Wall and side wall extension for receiving said tab to secure said end Walls to said side wall; an earformed along one edge of said side wall extension and a slit formed along the line of connection of one of said end walls and said tongue for receiving said ear; an extension from said side wall extension; a handle secured to said extension and an opening in the other of said end walls for receiving said handle.

7. In a drawer, end walls; side walls; side wall extensions of substantially the same width' as the side walls and'scored along the line of connection to said side walls to permit said extensions to be turned into face to face contact with said side walls; a tongue extending from said end walls;

a tab on said tongue and a slit formed in the line connecting said side walls and side wall extensions for receiving said tab to secure said end walls to said side walls; an ear formed along one edge of said side wall extensions and a slit formed along the line of connection of one of said end walls and said tongue for receiving said ear; an extension from said side wall extensions; a handle secured to said extension and an opening in the other of said end walls ior receiving said handle; the opposite ends of said side walls and side wall extensionsforrning reentrant angles and said tongues having a downward slope whereby said side walls are of lesser height than said end Walls.

8. In a drawer, end walls; side walls; side wall extensions of substantially the same width as the side Walls and scored along the line of connection to said side Walls to permit said extensions to be turned into face to face contact with said side walls; a tongue extending from each of said end formed in the lines connecting said side walls and side wall extensions for receiving said tabs to secure said end walls to said side walls; .an ear formed along one edge of said side wall extensions and a slit formed in the line of connection of one of said end walls and said tongue for receiving said ear; an extension from said side wall extensions; a handle secured to said extension and an opening in the other of said end walls for receiving said handle; the opposite ends of said side walls and sidewall extensions forming reentrant angles and said tongues having a downward slope whereby said side walls are of lesser height than said end Walls; and a score line extending from the apex of said reentrant angle to the outer edge of said side wall extension to permit said handle extension to flex and pass said tongue extension.

- PHILIP ZALKIND. 

